diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f713f16..88920f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
     "bootstrap": "^5.3.1",
     "bootstrap-vue-next": "^0.9.26",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
-    "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
-    "class-validator": "^0.14.0",
     "date-fns": "^2.30.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "eventemitter3": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index bcf0899..0a74bab 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ dependencies:
   buffer:
     specifier: ^6.0.3
     version: 6.0.3
-  class-transformer:
-    specifier: ^0.5.1
-    version: 0.5.1
-  class-validator:
-    specifier: ^0.14.0
-    version: 0.14.0
   date-fns:
     specifier: ^2.30.0
     version: 2.30.0
@@ -675,10 +669,6 @@ packages:
       '@types/node': 18.17.0
     dev: true
 
-  /@types/validator@13.9.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-NclP0IbzHj/4tJZKFqKh8E7kZdgss+MCUYV9G+TLltFfDA4lFgE4PKPpDIyS2FlcdANIfSx273emkupvChigbw==}
-    dev: false
-
   /@types/web-bluetooth@0.0.17:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4p9vcSmxAayx72yn70joFoL44c9MO/0+iVEBIQXe3v2h2SiAsEIo/G5v6ObFWvNKRFjbrVadNf9LqEEZeQPzdA==}
     dev: false
@@ -1243,18 +1233,6 @@ packages:
       ansi-styles: 4.3.0
       supports-color: 7.2.0
 
-  /class-transformer@0.5.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-SQa1Ws6hUbfC98vKGxZH3KFY0Y1lm5Zm0SY8XX9zbK7FJCyVEac3ATW0RIpwzW+oOfmHE5PMPufDG9hCfoEOMw==}
-    dev: false
-
-  /class-validator@0.14.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ct3ltplN8I9fOwUd8GrP8UQixwff129BkEtuWDKL5W45cQuLd19xqmTLu5ge78YDm/fdje6FMt0hGOhl0lii3A==}
-    dependencies:
-      '@types/validator': 13.9.0
-      libphonenumber-js: 1.10.39
-      validator: 13.11.0
-    dev: false
-
   /cli-highlight@2.1.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9KDcoEVwyUXrjcJNvHD0NFc/hiwe/WPVYIleQh2O1N2Zro5gWJZ/K+3DGn8w8P/F6FxOgzyC5bxDyHIgCSPhGg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.0.0', npm: '>=5.0.0'}
@@ -2455,10 +2433,6 @@ packages:
       type-check: 0.4.0
     dev: true
 
-  /libphonenumber-js@1.10.39:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-iPMM/NbSNIrdwbr94rAOos6krB7snhfzEptmk/DJUtTPs+P9gOhZ1YXVPcRgjpp3jJByclfm/Igvz45spfJK7g==}
-    dev: false
-
   /load-json-file@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Kx8hMakjX03tiGTLAIdJ+lL0htKnXjEZN6hk/tozf/WOuYGdZBJrZ+rCJRbVCugsjB3jMLn9746NsQIf5VjBMw==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
@@ -3703,11 +3677,6 @@ packages:
       spdx-expression-parse: 3.0.1
     dev: true
 
-  /validator@13.11.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ii+sehpSfZy+At5nPdnyMhx78fEoPDkR2XW/zimHEL3MyGJQOCQ7WeP20jPYRz7ZCpcKLB21NxuXHF3bxjStBQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 0.10'}
-    dev: false
-
   /vary@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BNGbWLfd0eUPabhkXUVm0j8uuvREyTh5ovRa/dyow/BqAbZJyC+5fU+IzQOzmAKzYqYRAISoRhdQr3eIZ/PXqg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
diff --git a/server/api/Login/LoginByID.ts b/server/api/Login/LoginByID.ts
index 7f4c3da..412769d 100644
--- a/server/api/Login/LoginByID.ts
+++ b/server/api/Login/LoginByID.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { POST } from "../defs.js";
 import type { structure } from "../../apiStructure/sammoRootAPI.js";
 import type { ExtractError, ExtractQuery, ExtractResponse } from "../../apiStructure/defs.js";
 import { StartSession } from "../ProcDecorator/StartSession.js";
-import { IsString } from "class-validator";
 import { delay } from "../../util/delay.js";
 import { declProcDecorators } from "../ProcDecorator/base.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
diff --git a/server/api/Login/LoginByToken.ts b/server/api/Login/LoginByToken.ts
index d470b2c..3d82d9d 100644
--- a/server/api/Login/LoginByToken.ts
+++ b/server/api/Login/LoginByToken.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { POST } from "../defs.js";
 import type { structure } from "../../apiStructure/sammoRootAPI.js";
 import type { ExtractError, ExtractQuery, ExtractResponse } from "../../apiStructure/defs.js";
 import { StartSession } from "../ProcDecorator/StartSession.js";
-import { IsNumber, IsString } from "class-validator";
 import { delay } from "../../util/delay.js";
 import { declProcDecorators } from "../ProcDecorator/base.js";
 import { LoginCtx, loginCtxSessionKey } from "../ProcDecorator/ReqLogin.js";
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 1800625..b1a6377 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import 'reflect-metadata';
-import { validate } from 'class-validator';
 import express, { type Request, type Response } from "express"
 import { AppDataSource } from "./data_source.js"
 import session from "express-session";
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import { simpleSerialize } from './util/simpleSerialize.js';
 import { SammoRootAPI } from './clientAPI/sammoRootAPI.js';
 import { buildAPISystem } from './api/generator.js';
 import { sammoRootAPI } from './api/root.js';
+import { unwrap } from './util/unwrap.js';
 
 const ownConfig = {
     sessionSecret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AppDataSource.initialize().then(async () => {
     const app = express()
     app.use(express.json());
     app.use(session({
-        secret: ownConfig.sessionSecret,
+        secret: unwrap(ownConfig.sessionSecret),
         resave: false,
         saveUninitialized: false,
     }))